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Pope to receive Ingrid Betancourt on September 1
Vatican Radio reported this week that former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt will meet with Pope Benedict XVI at Castelgandolfo... Read more
Suspected Hindu militants burn orphanage, killing woman locked inside
A laywoman was killed and a priest seriously injured in eastern India on Monday after suspected Hindu extremists set a Christian-run... Read more
Director of Vatican Stamp and Coin Office reveals 2005 interregnum stamp story
The head of the Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office, Dr. Pier Paolo Francini, has revealed the story behind the stamps... Read more
NARAL president rails against McCain’s pro-life positions in DNC speech
Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver on Monday... Read more
Multi-millionaire Tim Gill tells DNC delegates his strategy to advance the homosexual cause
Tim Gill, a multi-millionaire from Colorado who has funded homosexual activism throughout the United States, spoke at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,... Read more
Biden selection pleases delegates, legalized abortion activists
Senator Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Vice President, is a Catholic who openly defends his faith, but who... Read more
Pope underscores importance of music for transmitting experiences of the soul
Pope Benedict XVI expressed gratitude for the concert performed in his honor at the Swiss Hall of the Apostolic Palace... Read more
Media ignores huge Latino rally supporting marriage and the family
Around 5,000 Latinos gathered in Denver on Sunday afternoon to show their support for marriage and the family, making the... Read more
Evangelicals voice support for Catholic position on new Constitution in Ecuador
Top Evangelical leaders in Ecuador met with the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador, Archbishop Antonio Arregui, in order... Read more
Denver archbishop slams Pelosi on Church teachings and abortion
In a statement eloquently titled “On the Separation of Sense and State,” the Archbishop of Denver, Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M.... Read more
Catholic leaders react to Biden pick; Bishops say he should refrain from Communion
The selection of Sen. Joseph Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate is drawing a chorus of disapproval from Catholic intellectual... Read more
Stop the violence, or we’ll all be destroyed, warns Bolivian archbishop
Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba, Bolivia, has called on Bolivians to reflect and to seek out paths of reconciliation and... Read more
Benedict XVI expresses support for collection ‘More for Less’ in Argentina
Pope Benedict XVI encouraged Argentineans to “generously contribute” to the 39th annual National Collection “More for Less,” which will take... Read more
New World Health Organization initiative promotes abortion method
Critics have charged a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative with providing the “menstrual regulation” abortion method in countries where abortion... Read more
Despite losing among Catholics, Obama chooses pro-abortion vice president
Recent polls show that Sen. Barack Obama is trailing in support among white Catholic voters by 11 points. On Saturday... Read more
Climate of trust and collaboration between nations must be restored, says Pontiff
After praying the Angelus on Sunday, the Pope Benedict described his preoccupation with the global rise in tensions and called... Read more
Pope: Profess faith in Christ ‘who never abandons us’
Before the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI held up St. Peter’s profession of faith in Jesus... Read more
There is still time to avoid an abortion disaster in Mexico, pro-life leader warns
The director of the International Office of the Life Foundation, Paulina Sada, addressed a message to the members of Mexico’s... Read more
Vandalized churches unbowed: St. Michael’s in Georgetown re-sanctified after desecration
Pastors at two parishes in Delaware said recent vandalism at their churches was disappointing but the congregations are eager to... Read more
Sexual orientation laws trump religious freedom, California Supreme Court says
The California Supreme Court’s decision against two doctors who declined to artificially inseminate a lesbian could have significant implications for... Read more
